Letter from Vickie
The summer months are busy for TICA members, exhibitors
and breeders: Regional shows, Annual Awards Banquet and
International Cat Show ... due dates for Yearbook submissions
... filings for Regional Directors elections ... and of
course your already scheduled shows in our regions around
the world!
Summer months are fun filled. We also see an increase
in new exhibitors as they have a new cat or kitten they'd
like to show, and the kids are out of school so they have
time to have some "TICA fun". If you know someone who wants
to show their household pet or pedigreed cat, help mentor
them. TICA has a new "First Show Checklist" that is perfect
for the new exhibitor to use so their first show is not
as nerve wracking and less stressful.
And we can't forget that with the summer months we hear
on the news about fires, hurricanes, storms and other unplanned
emergencies and disasters. TICA's Emergency Preparedness
Checklist is an easy way for cat owners to plan ahead for
an emergency situation. If you know someone who lives in
a natural disaster-prone area, send them a copy for them
to use and encourage them to build their emergency kit.
Enjoy your summer ... and buy your kitties some tasty
cat grass that they can enjoy indoors, but feel like they're
part of nature!
Purringly,
Vickie Fisher
TICA President
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Regional Directors
If you're interested in running for a Regional Director
position, then you still have a few weeks to file!
The 2012 Regional Director Election is open for three-year
terms for the Mid Pacific, Northeast, Northern Europe, Southeast,
Western Europe and Southwest regions.
The filing fee for election to the Board of Directors
is $25. The filing deadline is July 31.
Click here for more information.
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Important Reminders for Exhibitors and Breeders!!
Best of Breed Winners - If your cat is a 2011-2012 Best
of Breed winner submit your cat's picture for the TICA website
breed pages.
Your cat, kitten or alter will be featured on the breed
page for the next 12 months! Instructions on how to submit
your photo(s) can be found at
www.tica.org/bob
2012 Yearbook - Submit your advertisements or photographs
and reserve your copy of the 2012 Yearbook - by filling
out the order form and sending with your photos and payment.
Find the form at www.tica.org/yearbook
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TICA's New Emergency Preparedness Checklist Helps With
Emergency Planning
While people tend to think in terms of "seasons" (tornado,
hurricane, flood, blizzard, etc.) you should ALWAYS have
a disaster preparedness plan in place because a disaster
also includes fires, and other unexpected catastrophic events.
TICA's
disaster preparedness plan will help make sure you or
other cat lovers are not caught off guard.
Our disaster checklist will help you plan ahead and assemble
an emergency plan and "kit" that you can have on hand all
year round.
Have peace of mind for you, kitty and your family by
using
TICA's downloadable checklist.
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Jump Into Pet Insurance and Peace of Mind
You never know when your cat will get ill or be injured
... and that means you can expect some unexpected visits
to the vet. And that means bills that you hadn't expected!
One way to get a "jump on things" is to insure your cats
and other pets!
Learn more about pet insurance and how for a low cost
each month you can have your cats and other pets covered
for injuries, illnesses and even diseases that are breed-specific.
You can even choose to have your annual exams and shots
covered for a cost too! So plan ahead, and learn more about
pet insurance.
Read More.
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Help A New Exhibitor Get Ready for Their First Show
Did you just place or sell a cat or kitten with a new
owner who may want to show kitty?
Or did you meet someone at a show who wants to try it
out with their pedigreed or household pet cat?
Well you can help them out by giving them a copy of TICA's
"It's Your First Cat Show" checklist.
Download it here.
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